John 14:1-4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:2

In my Father's house, etc. - The kingdom of glory. Many mansions - Though I have said before that whither I am going ye cannot come now, yet do not think that we shall be for ever separated. I am going to that state of glory where there is not only a place of supreme eminence for myself, but also places for all my disciples; - various degrees of glory, suited to the various capacities and attainments of my followers. Our Lord alludes here to the temple, which was called the house of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:3

And if I go - And when I shall have gone and prepared a place for you - opened the kingdom of an eternal glory for your reception, and for the reception of all that shall die in the faith, I will come again, after my resurrection, and give you the fullest assurances of this state of blessedness; and confirm you in the faith, by my grace and the effusion of my Spirit. Dr. Lightfoot thinks, and with great probability too, that there is an allusion here to Numbers 10:33 ; : And the ark of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:4

And whither I go ye know - I have told you this so often and so plainly that ye must certainly have comprehended what I have said. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:1

Verse 1 1.Let not your heart be troubled. Not without good reason does Christ confirm his disciples by so many words, since a contest so arduous and so terrible awaited them; for it was no ordinary temptation, that soon afterwards they would see him hanging on the cross; a spectacle in which nothing was to be seen but ground for the lowest despair. The season of so great distress being at hand, he points out the remedy, that they may not be vanquished and overwhelmed; for he does not simply... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:2

Verse 2 2.In my Father’s house are many dwellings. As the absence of Christ was a cause of grief, he declares that he does not, go away in such a. manner as to remain separate from them, since there is room for them also in the heavenly kingdom. For it was proper that he should remove the suspicion from their minds, that, when Christ ascended to the Father, he left his disciples on earth without taking any farther notice of them. This passage has been erroneously interpreted in another sense,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:3

Verse 3 3.And if I go away. The conditional term, if, ought to be interpreted as an adverb of time; as if it had been said, “After that I have gone away, I will return to you again. ” This return must not be understood as referring to the Holy Spirit, as if Christ had manifested to the disciples some new presence of himself by the Spirit. It is unquestionably true, that Christ dwells with us and in us by his Spirit; but here he speaks of the last day of judgment, when he will, at length, come... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:4

Verse 4 4.And whither I go you know. As we need no ordinary fortitude, that we may patiently endure to be so long separated from Christ, he adds another confirmation, that the disciples know that his death is not a destruction, but a passage to the Father; and next, that they know the way which they must follow, that they may arrive at the participation of the same glory. Both clauses ought to be carefully observed. First, we must see Christ, by the eyes of faith, in the heavenly glory and a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:1

It is not necessary to follow Codex D and some of the versions, and here introduce into the text καὶ εἶπεν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ . It is enough that the awful warning to Peter, which followed the announcement of the treachery of Judas and his departure, the solemnity of the Lord, and the clear announcement of his approaching death, had fallen like a thunderbolt into their company. Judas held the bag, and was their treasurer, their ἐπίσκοπος (see Hatch's 'Bampt. Lect.'), and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:1

Faith banishing fear. We have here— I. FAITH SPECIALLY ENJOINED . 1. As to its Objects—God and Christ . 2. The objects of faith are pointed out in their natural order of sequence . 3. The exercise of faith is the only way of Divine realization in the soul . II. FAITH IS ENJOINED AS THE ANTIDOTE OF TROUBLE . "Let not your heart," etc. This implies: 1. That Christians , while in this world , are exposed to trouble . These are: 2.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:1

Trouble on the surface, peace in the depths. I. AN APPEAL TO A FAMILIAR EXPERIENCE . Most of the disciples, perhaps all of them, were well acquainted with the sea of Galilee. Some of them had earned their livelihood on its waters. They knew it in calm and in storm; and when their Master spoke of hearts being troubled , there was everything in this word "troubled" to make them think at once of the sea they had so often to do with. Their hearts were not to be as the waters of... read more

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